Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR MP 18 N012
The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, announced its intent to fund a research project titled "Investigating the Role of Nutrients in Food Resource Dynamics of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta." The award is planned as a cooperative agreement (meaning Reclamation expects to be actively involved in the work rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back) under CFDA 15.512, which falls under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act authority in Public Law 102-575, specifically Sections 3406(b)(1) and 3407(e). The opportunity is categorized as discretionary environmental funding, with eligibility aimed at public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. In this case, the intended recipient is the University of California, Davis, and the notice makes clear that this is not a competitive solicitation or a request for proposals.
Financially, the estimated total value of the agreement is $885,246. Of that amount, Reclamation planned to provide $283,246 in Fiscal Year 2018, implying the remainder would be supported through additional fiscal-year allocations and/or other associated project funding arrangements as the agreement proceeds. The funding opportunity listed an award ceiling of $885,246, anticipated a single award, and provided key administrative dates including a posting/creation date of March 21, 2018 and an original closing date of April 4, 2018. Because this is a notice of intent to award rather than an open competition, that closing date functions more like an administrative timeline marker than a deadline for outside applicants.
The project itself focuses on how nutrients shape the Delta food web, with special attention to the linked dynamics among nutrients, phytoplankton (microscopic algae that form the base of many aquatic food chains), and zooplankton (small drifting animals that feed on phytoplankton and are important prey for fish). The overarching aim is to improve understanding of how nutrient availability and water-quality conditions affect the production and movement of these foundational food resources across different parts of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This matters because shifts in food availability at the base of the web can cascade upward to affect fish and broader ecosystem health, including conditions relevant to Bay-Delta management.
The work is organized around three main objectives. Objective 1 centers on field sampling designed to document and evaluate nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton relationships across a wide range of contrasting aquatic environmental conditions in the Delta. In practical terms, this means collecting real-world measurements under different seasonal, hydrologic, and habitat scenarios so the project can capture variability rather than relying on a narrow set of conditions. Objective 2 narrows that effort into a defined spatial framework by measuring water quality as well as phytoplankton and zooplankton dynamics along a longitudinal transect from Antioch to West Sacramento. A transect like this is used to track how conditions change from one end of the system to the other, helping identify gradients, hotspots, and transition zones that may influence food resource production and availability.
Objective 3 moves beyond observation to test ecosystem response through whole-system-scale nutrient addition experiments in the upper Sacramento Deepwater Ship Channel (SDSC). The point of these experiments is to determine whether targeted nutrient additions in that channel can feasibly stimulate food production in ways that could help bolster Bay-Delta food supplies. By focusing on a whole-system scale, the project is aiming to understand not only whether nutrients can increase productivity locally, but also whether the resulting biological response is strong enough, persistent enough, and ecologically appropriate to matter at the broader management scale. This objective is explicitly tied to assessing the SDSC as a potential management tool or location for actions intended to support the Delta food web.
Administratively, Reclamation states that its decision not to compete the financial assistance is made under Departmental Manual 505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14(B)(2)(4), and that such a determination is at the sole discretion of the government. The announcement repeatedly emphasizes that this notice is not seeking competitive proposals, reinforcing that the agency is signaling an intended direct award to UC Davis. For questions, the listed point of contact is Thelma Mosley, Grants Management Specialist, reachable by email at tmosley@usbr.gov.Apply for BOR MP 18 N012
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Investigating the Role of Nutrients in Food Resource Dynamics of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.512.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 21, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $885,246.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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